Hayes young



No. 6l0,374. Patented Sept. 6, |898.

H. YOUNG.

CARRIAGE CURTAIN cATcH.

(Application filed June 19, 1897.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT ENCE.

HAYES YOUNG, OF CABLE, OI-IIO, vASSIGrNOR OF ONE-TIIIRD TO VVILBERT YOUNG, OF SAME PLACE.

CARRIAGE-Cu RTAIN CATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,374., dated september 6, 189s. Application nea June 19,1897; stiamo. 641,510. memoria.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAYES YOUNG, residing at Cable, in the county of Champaign and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Carriage-Curtain Catch, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to fastening de-. vices for securing carriage-curtains.

An object of the invention is to provide a catch for carriage curtains so constructed that the curtains can be fastened within the desired position in a very simple and effective manner. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a catch for carriage-curtains,` the partsv thereof being so arranged that there will be no possibility of any of the several portions thereof pulling out from the body portion of said curtain or of any rattling of the several parts thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a catch for carriage-curtains composed of but a few strong and inexpensive parts and one that can be manufactured and placed in position without difculty.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and in combinations and arrangements of parts, that will be hereinafter more fully described, and then speciiically pointed out in the appended claim.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- V Figure lis a perspective View of my device in operative position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3 3 ofv Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a front elevation. Fig. 5 is a' general view of the fastening device, the several parts thereof being shown disassembled 5 and Fig. 6 is a detail View of a modified form of spring used in connection with my improved fastening.

The same letters of reference mark the same parts y wherever they occur throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I have shown a base or body portion of a carriage A, the

same being adapted to receive a button or yknob, B, said knob or button having a pin formed integral with the rear portion thereof, so as to enter the base A of the carriage. This knob or button is provided with an enlarged portion near its front end, while the part thereof in front of the pin is somewhat re- 4rear portion of the curtain.

Y F represents a washer having the rearwardly-extending iiange F', which is adapted to extend through the central opening of washer C,"and with an annular iange on its opposite face which extends through the opening of the curtain. A washer I, having the central opening J and the holes K, which register with the slots of washer C, is positioned upon the flange G of washer F, and thus the curtain is held between the washers C and I. L indicates an approximately U-shaped spring, the same being split at one end, as shown at M, this spring being adapted to be placed between the front face of the washer I and the rear portion of a cap N, which is providedwith a central opening O, said cap N having formed integral with therear portion thereof the legs P, said legs being adapted to pass through the spring, the slots K of the washer I, and then through the slots D of the washer C, so as to permit the free ends thereof .being clenched on` the rear portion'of the washer C, thereby locking the several parts of the fastening device together and securely holding the curtain in place. It will be observed that the prongs or feet P, formed integral with the rear portion of the cap N, pass through the open central portion of the spring L, so that said cap will serve as a retaining device to hold said spring in the desired position. Said spring is held in place by the end at the split Min such a manner as to permit yof said springbeing given a certain amount of play in order that IOO the knob or button will not draw the spring against the prong and thereby spread and weaken said spring.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a somewhat modiied form of spring', in this instance the spring being provided with a ring portion Q, while the opposite ends thereof are split, as shown at R, it of course being understood that either of these forms of spring can be used for the purpose intended.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide a very simple and effective catch for curtains and that by reason of the peculiar arrangement of the several parts described and the peculiar formation of the knob or button over which the curtain is passed I provide a fastening device possessing many advantages over the same class of devices of this character heretofore employed.

The device is very simple in construction, and by reason of the peculiar arrangement, as already set forth, any part of the fastening device can be easily removed in case cf breakage or wear of the parts by simply turning up the prongs or feet of the cap or washer N and withdrawing the same from the slots of the washers C and I, when access can be had to any of the parts constituting the catch.

It is. evident that various slight changes might be made in the forms, constructions, and arrangements of the parts decribed without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not care to limit myself to the exact construction herein set forth, but consider myself entitled to all such changes as might fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with an apertured curtain,

A of plates positioned on opposite sides of the and described.

HAYES YOUNG. Witnesses:

J. A. NINCEHELSER, CHASE YOUNG. 

